баба́й
noun, masculine, animate, countable
very rarely used word (top 20,000)- 1.
Babai (* mythical old man), children's fright, bogeyman
* Who takes children with him when they are not well behaved or don't sleep at night.
- 2.
Central Asian native (slit eye)
- 3.
usurer, loan shark
Usage info
Колыбельная песня / Lullaby Ай, бай, бай, бай, / Ai, bai, bai, bai, Не ходи, старик Бабай, / Dońt come, old Babai, Коням сена не давай. / Dońt give the horses hay. Кони сено не едят, / horses do not eat hay, Всё на Мишеньку глядят. / Everyone looks at Mischenka. Миша спит по ночам / Mischa sleeps at night И растёт по часам. / And is growing hour by hour. Ай, бай, бай, бай, / Ai, bai, bai, bai, Не ходи ты к нам, Бабай. / Dońt come to us, Babai. Translation by Sandy
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom.nominative | баба́й | баба́и |
| gen.genitive | баба́я | баба́ев |
| dat.dative | баба́ю | баба́ям |
| acc.accusative | баба́я | баба́ев |
| inst.instrumental | баба́ем | баба́ями |
| prep.prepositional | баба́е | баба́ях |
Contributions
Sandy edited usage info 3 years ago.
